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Prefixes
Prefixes Chp. 3
Question | Answer |
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bi-,di- | twice, double |
brachy- | short |
hemi- | half |
iso | equal, same |
meg(a)-, megal(o) | large |
micro- | small, microscopic |
mon(o)- | single |
multi- | many |
pan-, pant(o)- | all, entire |
pluri- | several, more |
poly- | many |
quadra-, quadri- | four |
tri- | three |
uni- | one, single |
ab-, abs- | away from |
ad- | toward, to |
ana- | up, toward |
apo- | derived, separate |
cata- | down |
circum- | around |
di-, dif-, dir-, dis- | not, separated |
dia- | through |
ect(o)- | outside |
epi- | over |
ex- | out of, away from |
exo- | external, on the outside |
extra- | without, on the outside |
infra- | positioned beneath |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
mes(o)- | middle, median |
para- | near, adjacent,beside |
peri- | around, about, near |
retro- | behind, backward |
sub- | less than, under, inferior |
supra-, | above, over |
trans- | across, through |
actin, ante- | before |
post- | after, following |
pre- | before |
primi- | first |
pro- | before, forward |
a- | without |
ambi- | both, around |
an- | without |
anti- | against, opposing |
brady- | slow |
co-,col-,com-,con-,cor- | together |
contra- | against |
de- | away from |
dys- | abnormal, difficult, painful |
eu- | well, good, normal |
hyper- | above normal, overlu |
hypo- | below normal |
mal- | bad, inadequate |
re- | again, backward |
semi- | half |
syl-, sym-, syn-, sys- | together |
tachy- | fast |
ultra- | beyond,excessive |
un- | not |
auto- | self |
meta- | behind, after, beyond |
par(a)- | beside, abnormal, involving two parts |